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What’s the world’s biggest public broadcaster? | The PMA Briefing

A new report ranks the top 100 media companies, including six PSM. Swiss public and private media reach groundbreaking agreement.


PSM Weekly | 14-20 May 2025

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.


Why a reform of France’s public broadcasting is essential

The PSM reform has been postponed. Can France do without it when these institutions are in competition with platforms and social media?


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Public media in the eye of the politicians | The PMA Briefing

Politicians have weighed in on funding and ownership for KBS, NRK, SABC, and PTS, while Serbia's RTS has been the subject of demonstrations.

Local news matters: CBC to hire more journalists, launch new platforms

CBC News is expending its local services to connect with small and underserved communities by hiring new journalists to work in there.

PSM Weekly | 15-21 January 2025

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

A democratic backslide in Georgia

A crackdown on political opposition and an increase in attacks on journalists and independent media - including public media - mark a worrying trend.

UNESCO, PMA to partner on new data journalism project in the Caribbean

PMA's new project in the Caribbean aims to equip journalists with data journalism skills to enhance disaster preparedness.

Funding reforms enacted, pondered, and needed | The PMA Briefing

UK Gov't is mulling the future of the licence fee; while in Japan a new cohort of citizens now have to pay the NHK licence fee.

PSM Weekly | 8-14 January 2025

Our weekly round-up of public service media related stories and headlines from around the world.

Why Meta fact-checking cuts highlights vital role of public media

Cuts to Meta fact-checking in favour of community notes is deeply concerning and highlights the need to better support public media.

Rti: The evolution of an international broadcaster

RTI discusses the new book published by the public broadcaster and the mission they have fulfilled over the years for their global audience.

Funding questions at the start of the year | PMA Briefing

Belgium’s RTBF faces austerity; Slovenia’s funding remains unknown. Israel’s KAN becomes a political football, and FM falls silent in Switzerland.

PMA welcomes BBC’s Phil Harrold as new Board Member

The Director of Transformation in BBC News and Current Affairs, Phil Harrold, becomes PMA's 11th board member.